Archived Homepage For May 30, 2018
Archived Homepage For May 30, 2018

2018 Rome DL Is Thursday (2-4 PM ET 16:00-18:00 GMT) *Schedule &  Results *TV & Streaming

Frerichs-CoburnR-London17LRC Rome DL Preview: Emma Coburn Debuts, Timothy Cheruiyot Goes For 4 Straight, & Coleman-Baker II In The 100 The 2018 Diamond League circuit will make its first stop in Europe on Thursday and the action promises to be intense. With Ruth Jebet out, can American Emma Coburn win the women’s steeple? *Live Updates From Rome
*MB: Official 2018 Rome Golden Gala DL Discussion Thread – Will Emma Coburn rule the steeple in 2018? Many of the top pros like Christian Coleman got to meet the pope today.
*MB: Anyone on here happen to be in Rome and want to meet up tomorrow at the meet? 

 

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RIP Dick Quax

Former 5,000 WR Holder And 1976 Olympic Silver Medalist Dick Quax Dies Quax, whose 13:12.9 WR in the 5,000 in 1977 lasted less than a year as the WR but for more than 30 as the Kiwi record, has lost his long battle with cancer at age 70. Post your memories/condolences here: MB: Dick Quax, RIP.
*John Walker, Rod Dixon And Nick Willis Remember Quax
*IAAF Tribute To Dick Quax

A Nice Sunday Profile

Recommended Read: How Elijah Manangoi Became The World’s Top Miler In 2014, Manangoi was thrilled to be trying out for the World Relays but crushed when he finished 7th out of 8. Just three years later, he was the best miler in the world.


Sad That It Comes To This:NYC Triathlon Cuts Hills Out Of The Course To Encourage More Participation The race had used the same course for 17 years.

Memorial Day Action

Weekend Results

2018 Pre Classic *Full Results *TV & Streaming *34 LRC Interviews

Photo from last year via @Norsk_FriidrettLRC 17-Year-Old Jakob Ingebrigtsen Runs 3:52 Mile At Prefontaine Classic, And Oh Yeah Timothy Cheruiyot Wins In 3:49 The final pro race at the original Hayward Field will long be remembered as 17-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen topped Alan Webb‘s legendary 3:53 from high school with a 3:52.28 clocking.
*LRC Post-Race Interviews Interviews include past and current HS stars Drew Hunter and Brodey Hasty.

shelby-houlihan-359LRC 2018 Pre Women’s Distance Recap: Shelby Houlihan Runs Massive 4+ Sec. PR To Shock The World, Caster Semenya And Genzebe Dibaba Continue To Roll The final Prefontaine Classic at the original Hayward Field didn’t disappoint in terms of the women’s distance events – the women’s 800, 1,500 and 5,000 all produced world-leading times.

lyles-pre-2018LRC The Rest Of The Meet: Noah Lyles Runs 19.69, Ryan Crouser And Jenn Suhr Break Meet Records, And A New Steeple Star Arrives? Ronnie Baker also impressed by beating Christian Coleman (windy 9.78 to 9.84), Shaunae Miller-Uibo crushed the 400 (49.52), and Mutaz Essa Barshim (2.36) kept winning in the high jump.